Cotality: Home Price Growth Continued to Cool in February
U.S. home prices increased 0.3% in February compared with January and were up 2.9% compared with February 2024, according to the latest home price...
Minnesota Most Desired State for Homeownership Among Those Under 35
Minnesota ranks as the most desired state for young people buying property, with 50.8% of people under age 35 owning a home, according to...
ICE: Home Price Appreciation Slowed in February
Home price appreciation slowed across the U.S. in February, with condo prices decreasing annually for the first time in more than a decade, according...
Clever Offers Platform Hits $500 Million Milestone
Clever Real Estate reports that its new Clever Offers platform - a free service that allows home sellers on tight timelines to explore their...
Labor Market Remained Strong in March, With 228,000 Jobs Added
The U.S. economy added about 228,000 jobs in March - higher than was expected - while the unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.2%, according...
FHLB Cincinnati Launches Hundred Homes Initiative
FHLB Cincinnati has launched the Hundred Homes Initiative, which will offer $5 million in funding to move 100 households living in mobile homes constructed...
Redfin: Surging HOA Fees, Insurance Costs Dragging Down the Condo Market
The condo market has been slowing due to surging insurance costs and HOA fees, which have priced many buyers out.
It has also become more...
Veros: U.S. Home Prices Forecast to Rise 2.4 Percent Over Next 12 Months
U.S. home prices will rise about 2.4% over the next 12 months, according to the Q1 2025 VeroFORECAST report recently released by Veros Real...
Case-Shiller: Home Prices Increased 0.6 Percent in January
U.S. home prices increased 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis in January compared with December and were up 4.1% compared with January 2024, according...
ATTOM: Homeownership Slightly Less Affordable in Q1 Despite Home Price Slowdown
Homeownership was slightly less affordable in the first quarter compared with the fourth quarter, according to ATTOM’s U.S. Home Affordability Report.
The report shows that...
Cotality to Offer Optimal Blue’s Direct-Source Origination Data
Optimal Blue reports that it has formed a strategic alliance with Cotality - formerly known as CoreLogic - under which Cotality will offer Optimal Blue’s...
MBA: Homebuyer Affordability Remained Flat in February
The national median mortgage payment applied for by purchase applicants in February was $2,205 - basically flat compared with January - according to the...
Pending Home Sales Up 2 Percent in February as Spring Homebuying Season Off to...
Pending home sales increased 2.0% in February compared with January however they were down 3.6% compared with February 2024, according to the National Association...
First American: Home Affordability Improved Slightly in February
Homeownership was more attainable in February and is poised to become slightly more affordable in the months to come, as inventory increases, incomes rise...
FHFA Director Pulte Rescinds Series of Biden-Era Orders, But Won’t Change Conforming Loan Limits
Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), on Tuesday rescinded a series of advisory bulletins and directives implemented by the Biden...
CoreLogic to Rebrand as Cotality
Global property data and real estate solutions firm CoreLogic is rebranding to Cotality.
The new name reflects the company’s deep commitment to collaboration and connectivity,...
New Home Sales Increased in February But Are Well Below What They Need to...
New home sales increased 1.8% in February compared with January to reach a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000, according to estimates released jointly...
Home Flipping Continued to Decline in 2024
About 298,000 single-family homes and condos were flipped in 2024 - a decrease of 7.7% compared with 2023 and down 32.4% from a peak...
Gen Z, Millennials Tracking Behind Older Generations in Terms of Homeownership
Young Americans are tracking behind their parents' generations in terms of the homeownership rate, a recent report from Redfin shows.
For instance, 33% of 27-year-olds...
NAR: Existing-Home Sales Jumped 4.2 Percent in February
Existing-home sales increased 4.2% in February compared with January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.26 million, according to the National Association of...